ALA/ERT AUTHOR FORUM

GERALDINE BROOKS was a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal for eleven years, where her beats included some of the world's most troubled areas, including Bosnia, Somalia and the Middle East. Her fiction debut, Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, was published in 10 countries and was a 2001 Notable Book of the Year for the New York Times, Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. For her second novel, March, Brooks was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. She is also the author of two acclaimed works of nonfiction, Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women, and Foreign Correspondence: A Penpal's Journey from Down Under to All Over. Born and raised in Australia, Brooks lives with her husband, Tony Horwitz and their son in Massachusetts and was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard University in fall 2005.
Sponsored by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

DR. MARY DORIA RUSSELL taught human gross anatomy at Case Western Reserve University in the 1980s, but has been a full-time writer since 1992. Her novels The Sparrow and Children of God are science fiction classics, recognized with nine national and international literary awards, including the American Library Association Readers Choice Award. In 2005, A Thread of Grace - about Jewish survival in Nazi-occupied Italy - was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. In March 2008, Random House will publish her second historical novel, Dreamers of the Day, about the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference when T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Lady Gertrude Bell invented the modern Middle East. Russell is currently at work on her fifth novel, set in Dodge City in 1878. She is also collaborating with the poet Gary C. Wilkens on the libretto for an opera by the Puerto Rican composer Raymond Torres-Santos, which will be based on her first two novels, The Sparrow and Children of God. An engaging speaker, Mary is in demand for public events, and her books are frequently chosen for library programs and college courses. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Visit www.MaryDoriaRussell.info for more information.
Sponsored by Random House

Spotlight on Adult Literature

Participating publishers will feature book signings and some will give away free books or galleys. Register at the FOLUSA booth (#611) for prizes. Flyers listing participating publishers will be distributed at the entrances to the exhibit hall. Please check the Meeting Guide for a full list of participating publishers and events.

TDNet Educational Sessions, Booth # 1225

TDNet Inc. will be offering a series of educational sessions in our booth (#1225). The sessions are designed to be short in length, and instructional, so attendees can quickly learn about TDNet's e-resource access and management solutions. After each session, attendees will be given the opportunity to enter a drawing to win the new Apple iPod Touch[1].

Enhance Current Awareness through eResource Management and Access.: This session will focus on TDNet's Journal Manager, Searcher Analyzer, Table of Contents and new RSS services. Learn how having a central access point for your journal collection allows you to make the most of your library's paid-for and free resources while simplifying and streamlining workflows. Session times: Saturday at 11:00 am and Sunday at 11:00 am.

NEW! eBook Manager.: Learn about the industry's first e-book management and access tool, featuring a customizable interface, A to Z listing of e-books, and full integration with TDNet's Journal Manager. Session times: Saturday at 1:00 pm and Sunday at 1:00 pm.

British Library and TDNet: Another Perfect Linking Solution[2].: Powered by TDNet's Searcher Analyzer, British Library Direct Plus enables users to search the library's internal and external resources, and order full text through British Library's document supply service. Session times: Saturday at 2:00 pm and Monday at 9:30 am.

Advanced Access and Identity Management via Athens. TDNet partners with Eduserv[3], a not-for-profit, professional IT services group, to offer Athens Access Management System to US libraries. Athen's advanced solution simplifies access to e-resources to which a library subscribes. Session times: Saturday at 3:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm.

Attendees, Please Note: Seating is limited. If you are interested in attending the above sessions, you must pre-register by e-mailing mary@tdnet.teldan.com. In your e-mail, please include your name, your library or organization name, the session title and time.

'While at the TDNet booth, don't forget to enter our drawing to win the iPod Touch'[4]. - Apple's newest iPod that features the same multi-touch screen technology as the iPhone.